Caramel Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie – A crushed pecan shortbread cookie crust filled with butter pecan ice cream and topped with caramel sauce, whipped cream, chopped pecans, and pecan shortbread cookies.
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Summer is almost here! School ends this week and our son Jake will be graduating from preschool. We are not only celebrating the completion of preschool, but the big milestone on our horizon – Kindergarten! We’re kicking off summer the best way we know how: with ice cream!
This Caramel Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie is a fun dessert that satisfies both kids and adults. It’s super simple, and it is the perfect way to cool off during the summer months (although, let’s be honest, I eat ice cream even if it isn’t summer).
This recipe starts with the crust which is made of crushed Sandies Pecan Shortbread cookies. The crust is filled with butter pecan ice cream (I used store bought) and topped with caramel sauce, whipped cream, pecans, and shortbread cookies. It’s SO good! Tell me this isn’t the most delicious way to ring in summer?
It had been years since I enjoyed Sandies shortbread cookies and I was so excited to dive into a package and revisit those fond memories from my childhood. This time I got to introduce my children to these delicious cookies, as well as the ice cream pie I made with them. They enjoyed them just as much as I did as a child.
More frozen desserts: Chocolate Malt – Strawberry Milkshake – Coffee Ice Cream
Recipe
Caramel Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie
Ingredients
- Approximately 17 Sandies Pecan Shortbread Cookies
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 ½ quarts butter pecan ice cream, slightly softened
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons caramel sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped toasted pecans
- 3-4 additional Sandies Pecan Shortbread Cookies, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Place 17 cookies in a food processor and process until broken into fine crumbs (alternately you can crush the cookies in a ziptop bag with a rolling pin). You should have about 1 ¾ cups loosely packed crumbs. If you're a little short, crush a couple more cookies. Combine the cookie crumbs with melted butter. Dump the mixture into a 9 ½ inch pie dish and press the crumbs into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the pie dish. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Scoop ice cream into cooled crust and gently spread it into an even layer. Tightly cover and place in the freezer to firm up (at least 5 hours, preferably overnight).
- Right before serving: whip cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Drizzle the pie with caramel sauce, dollop or pipe whipped cream around the edges, sprinkle with chopped pecans, and place halved or crushed cookies on the top. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
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Shannon Holt
Oh my this looks ridiculously good! Sandies are one of my favorite cookies and the addition of ice cream can only make them that much better!
Shannon
Ashleigh
Wow this ice cream pie looks so darn good! What a wonderful dessert recipe! I love how you made the crust from the cookies! Thank you for sharing!
Kamara
Oh…my…GOD. This looks ridiculous. I want to devour the entire thing!
Maggie Unzueta
Yes please! I might need to make one just for me. 🙂 Pinning.
Kristen Kavan
oh my gosh, this looks amazing! I LOVE caramel and pecan! This looks amazing — I’m pinning this for later!
Sophia
This pie looks really good and it looks really easy to make.
cara
This looks amazing! Beautiful presentation too! 🙂
Annie
This looks absolutely heavenly! Perfect for summer evenings. Adding this to the list of must try desserts
suzanne
Oh my goodness! This looks SOOOOO GOOD. Yum!
michelle
this is the perfect dessert for a hot summer night. i cannot wait to dive into this pie!